Schild



No. 6l5,|07. Patented Nov. 29. I898.

s. SCHWAR ZSCHILD.

APPARATUS FOR PRINTING CHECKS.

(Application flledA'pr. 1, 15.97.)

(No Model.)

Ni'rnn STATES PATENT FFICE.

SOLOMON SCHVVARZSCHILD, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY

DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO EDWIN A. NASH, ISAAC GIB- BARD, ANDPERCY R. MCPHAIL, OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR PRINTING CHECKS.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 615,107, dated November29, 1898. Application filed April '1, 1897. Serial No. 630,206. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SOLOMON SCHWARZ- SCHILD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State ofNew York, have invented an Improved Apparatus for Printing Checks, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus for printing checks,drafts, or other similar papers, which improvements are fully describedand illustrated in the following specification and the accompanyingdrawings, the novel features thereof being specified in the claimsannexed to the said specification.

In the accompanying drawings, representing my improved apparatus forprinting checks, Figure l is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

In my improved check-printer I employ a revolving wheel A, havingattached to its periphery in raised letters the numbers or words whichare ordinarily required to be impressed on checks, drafts, notes,&c.,-and I arrow in Fig. 1.

arrange a movable platen or roller B in such manner that it may at thewill of the operator be moved inward toward the wheel, so as to producethe impression of the desired number or character on the interposedpaper. The wheel is supported on a suitable base C bya standard D, thebase serving to support the paper P during the printing operation. E isa handle by which the Wheel isrotated, preferably in the directionindicated by the The wheel revolves on a stud F, inserted in thestandard D. An opening through the base permits the movement of theroller B. The wheel is provided on the outside-with the requisitenumbers or characters-such, for instance, as one, two, u u r, cc u cceight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty,seventy, eigl'ity, ninety, one hundred, and one thousand, and the wordand-by the use of which in proper succession the amount of any ordinarycheck may be impressed on the paper. Any suitable style of charactersmay be employed and suitable provision may be made for printing cents,or they may be inserted with a pen.

In using the machine the operator shifts a movable part correspondingwith the number which he desires to impress on the check, and thismovable part through suitable connecting mechanism forces the plateninward at the proper time and holds it in place until the impression ofthe desired number is made on the paper. Any suitable mechanism may beemployed for this purpose; but in practice I have adopted theconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the roller Bis carried by the pivoted lever II, and a series of movable parts orcams I are arranged on the wheel, so that any one of them can be shiftedinto position to actuate the lever II as the wheel revolves. The cams Iare provided with stems or knobs J, by which they are manipulated, andin the particular form of machine shown, in which the lever H is of alength corresponding to a quadrant of the wheel, the knob and cam toprint any desired number are located just one-quarter of a revolutionbehind the number in question, so that, for instance, when the cam at10, Fig. 1, encounters the roller L on the upper end of the lever H thecharacter ten on the edge of the wheel will be just passing the rollerB. The cams I are made of a length proportioned to that of the numbersto which they correspond, so that the roller B will be held in contactwith the type on the edge of the wheel for a sufficient length of timeto secure the full impression. A number with several letters in it, suchas sixteen, will require its cam to be made longer than a number havingfewer letters, as ten. The length of the cams then on the periphery ofthe wheel is proportioned to the length of the numbers to which the camsrespectively correspond. K, Fig. 3, is a lug or projection on the frameor upright, which returns the cams I to their normal position out ofline with the lever II as the wheel revolves and after an impressionhasbeen made. The operator then to prepare a check presses the knob Jcorresponding to the first number of the desired amount and shifts itscam into line with the roller L on the lever 11, and havin g placed thepaper on the base he impresses the number on it bya turn of the wheel,and so on in succession with the various words representing the sum forwhich the check is to be made out. Any suitable clips or guides may beemployed to hold the check in place on the base. Provision is made forinking the type in any suitable manner, as by an inking ribbon or rollerM, Fig. 1. If it is desired to make the impression in ink or colors onthe back of the check, the roller B may be provided with aninking-ribbon in any suitable manner. The impression is embossed in thepaper by the peculiar rolling action of the wheel and roller and the inkso thoroughly incorporated in the fiber of the paper that the printingis indelible and the check cannot be altered or raised.

The type-blocks may be formed in any suitable way, either separate or asone or more engraved or electrotyped strips, and their number may beincreased to any desired degree. The lever H is pivoted at N to asuitable lug 011 the base, and any suitable guides maybe arranged tohold the rollerB in proper relation with the wheel duriu g theimpression. The movable parts or cams I are arranged to move in suitableways on the wheel or on a rim attached thereto. In the constructionshown the cams I slide parallel with the axis of the wheel, being guidedby the pins 0, Fig. 2. It will, however, be understood that any othersuitable arrangement may be adopted and that various other devicesbesides the lever 11 may be employed to transmit the requisite movementto the impression-roller.

I claim- 1. The combination, in a check-printing apparatus, of arevolving wheel having a series of type-blocks representing therequisite numbers from one to one thousand attached to its.periphery, areciprocating roller, a suitable supporting-frame, and a movable partcarried by the wheel and arranged to move the roller into contact withits corresponding type-block, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a check-printing apparatus, of a revolving wheelhaving a series of type-blocks representing the requisite numbers fromone to one thousand attached thereto, a reciprocating roller, a suitablesupporting-frame, a corresponding series of movable parts of varyingdimensions carried by the wheel and arranged to move the roller intocontact with their respective type-blocks and to maintain such contactin accordance with the varying dimensions of the blocks, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with the revolving wheel A, having a series oftype-blocks representing the requisite numbers from one to one thousandattached to its periphery, of the movable roller B, the lever II, asuitable supporting-frame, and the movable cam 1, arranged to operatethe roller when shifted in line with its operating mechanism,substantially as described.

t. The combination with the revolving wheel A, having a series oftype-blocks representing the requisite numbers attached to itsperiphery, of the movable roller B, the lever H, a suitablesupporting-frame, the movable part I arranged to operate the rollerwhenshifted in line with its operating mechanism, and means for restoringthe movable part to normal position, substantially as described.

SOLOMON SCIUVARZSOIIILD.

Witnesses:

G. S. DEv, O. G. CRANNELL.

